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Posted in: Businesses want Abe to focus on economy, not military bills See in context

The businesses that are complaining: those who are not producing weapons or related components.

Just think about it, if our electronics keiretsu are getting their arse kicked by Koreans and Taiwanese in smartphones , you start finding new markets.

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Posted in: Guinness recognizes 112-year-old Japanese as oldest man See in context

I don't care how long you old timers live, but it would be nice if they showed some concern about our compulsory nenkin contributions now and then.

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Posted in: Two typhoons approaching southern Japan See in context

I went to the beach today to chill out, catch some breeze. I noticed were riptides man and then I started thinking about all the horrible natural disaster that hit this country, and came to assume that mother nature is quite possibly Japan's stepmom.

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Posted in: 59% of 'salarymen' find family life more exhausting than work See in context

Boss: "I need those accounts by the end of today, and then attend a division-wide obligatory drinking session."

Salaryman: "Yay"

Son: "Dad, I need you to take me to baseball practise."

Salaryman: "WHY DO THE HEAVENS PUNISH ME?"

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Posted in: 'Kawaii' queen Kyary Pamyu Pamyu eyes global domination See in context

Didn't Ariana Grande prove that girls can be cute and successful without resorting to elaborately childish costumes?

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Posted in: New World Order dances through Yokohama’s Chinatown – but where’s Genki Sudo? See in context

This music video reminds me of 'Walking on a Dream' By Empire of the Sun

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Posted in: 7 decades after WWII, many praise Germany, scorn Japan See in context

"Japan will never be another Germany."

Oh thank the almighty..

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Posted in: Man sets himself on fire outside Japanese embassy in Seoul See in context

Some people say modern Japan has no real impact on people's lives abroad. This guy sure proved them wrong.

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Posted in: Mel Gibson to direct new movie on Battle of Okinawa See in context

I can't imagine how the filming could go without a few major hiccups with the location set in Sydney.

The minimum wage there I believe is US$17/hour. Finding Chinese folks willing to dress up like Japanese soldiers, the very same people who willing to use their grandparents as bayonet practise rags, isn't much of a problem compared to the continuous shouting of 'WANSUI, WANSUI" by those who do accept the part. Of course, that's only until the dialect coach finally bursts out in full fury, "FOR THE 30TH BLOODY TAKE, IT'S 'BANZA'I!"

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Posted in: Disney apologizes for tweet on Nagasaki bombing anniversary See in context

The atomic bombings are not laughing matter. All that radiation could've caused mental disability, which pretty much explains why this country is so fascinated with amusement parks run by gigantic rodents.

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Posted in: Mel Gibson to direct new movie on Battle of Okinawa See in context

Hmmm a movie about the "Battle of Okinawa", shot in Sydney and New South Wales, about an American.

Isn't Sydney like super expensive? It's probably a lot cheaper to shoot the film on location in Okinawa.

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Posted in: New Zealanders get first look at new flag options See in context

Uhm, what is wrong with the current flag?

It's too Anglo-centric and lacks a distinctive leaf, like Canada's.

I know, it's bollocks.

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Posted in: Mel Gibson to direct new movie on Battle of Okinawa See in context

Will the Japanese characters speak with a funny British accent?

"Leftenant, begin operation 'Native human Shierd'."

"Yes my rord"

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Posted in: Survivor recalls life in internment camp for Japanese-Americans See in context

The Americans and Canadians can talk all they want about the 'shame' of the internment and how it was a 'disappointment for their nation", and play around with any other remorseful phrases that seem to imply institutional racism is not in tune with their nation's character..kek. But they have to do better than handing out a measly US$ 20,000 (in the early 1990s) to each victim.

I understand those lands and businesses stolen from the victims cannot be returned so easily, but the US government, for instance, could've at least offered a social fast track program, similar to affirmative action they already provide for African-Americans, to the descendants of internees. Why the descendants? Well first of all, most the former internees themselves are dead, and secondly, property confiscation and internment tend to have negative impacts on multiple generations, in case you haven't noticed from reading similar acts in history.

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Posted in: North Korea push clocks back as a snub to Japan See in context

North Korea's 'hermit kingdom' thing is so pre-1854 Japan

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Posted in: Japan's Hiroshima ceremonies 'scheming': Chinese media See in context

Oh China. Only clever people scheme, and ruling Japanese politicians are anything but.

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Posted in: Karate class See in context

Ekiden is varsity sport.

If you want a serious Japanese sport candidate, it's got to be a gambling institution, like Keirin.

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Posted in: Education ministry urges all schools to make greater efforts to deal with bullying See in context

Greater efforts to come up with excuses why they couldn't act?

"It's the technology children are using these days, smartphones, instant messaging. It's beyond our understanding."

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Posted in: Japanese high school students are causing a stir online by sharing their 'love videos' See in context

there’s a good chance someone is going to find it when you’re changing jobs at 36

pffftt...changing jobs at 36 in Japan?

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Posted in: Their claims are based on their self-centered and extremely egoistic thinking that they don't want to go to war. We can blame postwar education for such widespread selfish individualism. See in context

selfish individualism

It's the fundamental essence of democracy, the very institution that allowed Muto to get his current lawmaker job.

Older men declare war. But it is the youth that must fight and die." - Herbert Hoover

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Posted in: Japan lab to handle deadliest viruses for first time See in context

Why in Japan? Why not some at some underground facility in some third world country, run by a tin pot dictatorship that would gladly accept all of the world's filth in exchange for support? I would've imagined Japan was capable of bringing about such outsourcing agreements overseas with its global powerhouse status, indicated by membership in the G7.

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Posted in: US tries to reassure Japan after documents reveal spying See in context

WikiLeaks also posted what it says is an NSA list of 35 Japanese targets for telephone intercepts, including the Japanese Cabinet office, Bank of Japan officials, Finance and Trade Ministry offices, the natural gas division at Mitsubishi and the petroleum division at Mitsui.

In the US' defense, an empire must know everything their colony is doing in order to run it.

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Posted in: Seventy years on, few Americans regret Enola Gay's mission See in context

“Just how many Japs did we kill?”

Not many. It was estimated that around 80 million Japanese survived the war on the eve of their surrender. If over-population in the Japanese home islands was the main reason for the country' aggressive land grabbing antics in China and the Pacific, the US denied Japan's ambition to rid itself of hungry mouths to feed, in bulk, even on the path to defeat.

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Posted in: Japan releases master recording of emperor's war-end speech See in context

I don't know what he's saying in his obscure Kyoto kuge dialect. But I guess it goes something like, "I don't want the third nuke getting dropped on my house. It's over."

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Posted in: IBM's Watson computing technology learns Japanese See in context

I bet he'll download 'Japanese for Busy People' and do fine with the beginner lessons, but then eventually give up like most people when it comes time to start memorizing kanji in Level 2.

If it's smart enough, it'll switch to learning real Chinese writing.

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Posted in: Japan artist battles museum over works mocking government See in context

The government is censoring our art? this country is turning into another Singapore, without the financial appeal or English language proficiency

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Posted in: A message for Abe See in context

Keep it up people!! BUT you need to get the university students behind you!

Please do not tempt Japan with any more radical irony. For we know, it's already indulged beyond its fair share within one generation.

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Posted in: Is 'One Piece' end in sight? Editor reveals final arc is mapped out See in context

Great SJ serials never end. They only get moved to other syndicate mags like UJ.

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Posted in: After Toshiba scandal, foreign investors want tougher governance in Japan See in context

How about adopting IFRS all over for a start?

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Posted in: Nikkei to buy Financial Times for $1.31 bil See in context

I hope they transfer over some of the FT writers and editors to the NAR

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